diff --git a/src/main/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependent.java b/src/main/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependent.java
index 1a48e8067b..2b6d5c6e65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependent.java
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  */
 package rx.internal.util;
 
-import java.security.AccessController;
-import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
-
 /**
  * Allow platform dependent logic such as checks for Android.
  *
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ public static int getAndroidApiVersion() {
     private static int resolveAndroidApiVersion() {
         try {
             return (Integer) Class
-                    .forName("android.os.Build$VERSION", true, getSystemClassLoader())
+                    .forName("android.os.Build$VERSION")
                     .getField("SDK_INT")
                     .get(null);
         } catch (Exception e) { // NOPMD
@@ -76,20 +73,4 @@ private static int resolveAndroidApiVersion() {
             return ANDROID_API_VERSION_IS_NOT_ANDROID;
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the system {@link ClassLoader}.
-     */
-    static ClassLoader getSystemClassLoader() {
-        if (System.getSecurityManager() == null) {
-            return ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
-        } else {
-            return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ClassLoader>() {
-                @Override
-                public ClassLoader run() {
-                    return ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependentTest.java b/src/test/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependentTest.java
index 64f47915b1..b868145a83 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependentTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rx/internal/util/PlatformDependentTest.java
@@ -19,9 +19,18 @@
 
 import rx.TestUtil;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+
 public class PlatformDependentTest {
     @Test
     public void constructorShouldBePrivate() {
         TestUtil.checkUtilityClass(PlatformDependent.class);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void platformShouldNotBeAndroid() {
+        assertFalse(PlatformDependent.isAndroid());
+        assertEquals(0, PlatformDependent.getAndroidApiVersion());
+    }
 }